Lance Willsey is a racing driver from Austria who last raced in IMSA WeatherTech for Sean Creech Motorsport. Willsey has recorded 8 wins and 16 podiums from 61 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 3,600 ranks Willsey 5372th of 38,983 indexed drivers, on an Elo scale where the strongest reach the high 8,000s. It is built from every indexed race in the driver's file, decayed for time since their last race.
| 2024-07-14 | Canadian Tire Motorsport Park LMP2 | P10 | −11 |
| 2024-06-23 | Watkins Glen International LMP2 | P11 | −18 |
| 2024-03-16 | Sebring International Raceway LMP2 | P4 | +158 |
| 2024-01-27 | Daytona International Speedway LMP2 | P9 | +50 |
| 2024-01-21 | ROAR Before the 24 P3 | P6 | −25 |
| Rating won | Race | Series | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| +199 | Sebring International Raceway 2022 | IMSA WeatherTech | P1 |
| +197 | Daytona International Speedway 2021 | IMSA WeatherTech | P2 |
| +177 | Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course 2021 | IMSA Prototype Challenge | P1 |
| +170 | Daytona International Speedway 2022 | IMSA WeatherTech | P2 |
| +158 | Sebring International Raceway 2024 | IMSA WeatherTech | P4 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | ▸IMSA WeatherTech | Sean Creech Motorsport | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P24 | +178 | 3,600 |
| ▸IMSA VP Racing SportsCar Challenge | Sean Creech Motorsport | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P14 | −84 | ||
| 2023 | ▸IMSA VP Racing SportsCar Challenge | Sean Creech Motorsport | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P7 | −211 | 3,506 |
| ▸IMSA WeatherTech | Sean Creech Motorsport | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P9 | +30 | ||
| 2022 | ▸IMSA WeatherTech | Sean Creech Motorsport | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P8 | +370 | 3,687 |
| ▸IMSA Prototype Challenge | Sean Creech Motorsport | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P6 | +261 | ||
| 2021 | ▸IMSA WeatherTech | Sean Creech Motorsport | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P13 | +277 | 3,056 |
| ▸IMSA Prototype Challenge | Sean Creech Motorsport | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P4 | +177 | ||
| 2020 | ▸IMSA Prototype Challenge | Sean Creech Motorsport | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P19 | −262 | 3,056 |
| ▸Lamborghini Super Trofeo NA | Wayne Taylor Racing | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P2 | −374 | ||
| 2019 | ▸IMSA Prototype Challenge | Sean Creech Motorsports | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P24 | −251 | 3,100 |
| 2018 | ▸IMSA Prototype Challenge | Extreme Speed Motorsports | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | −99 | 3,268 |
| 2017 | ▸PCA Club Racing | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P6 | −268 | 3,497 | |
| ▸IMSA Prototype Challenge | Extreme Speed Motorsports | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P18 | −230 | ||
| ▸IMSA WeatherTech | Konrad Motorsport | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P42 | −34 | ||
| 2016 | ▸PCA Club Racing | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P6 | −33 | 4,086 | |
| 2015 | ▸PCA Club Racing | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | P14 | −453 | 4,152 | |
| ▸IMSA WeatherTech | Konrad Motorsport | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P36 | −104 | ||
| 2014 | ▸IMSA WeatherTech | Dempsey Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P36 | +3,255 | 4,605 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Dan GoldburgFIA Bronze | 4,821 | 25 | 7 | 18 | 28% |
| 🇬🇧 Matthew BellFIA Gold | 3,760 | 19 | 6 | 13 | 32% |
| 🇺🇸 Gar RobinsonFIA Silver | 5,339 | 18 | 4 | 14 | 22% |
| 🇨🇦 Garett GRISTFIA Silver | 4,340 | 18 | 8 | 10 | 44% |
| 🇺🇸 Tonis KasemetsFIA Silver | 4,201 | 18 | 3 | 15 | 17% |
| 🇺🇸 Dakota DickersonFIA Silver | 4,071 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 50% |
| 🇺🇸 Keith GrantFIA Bronze | 3,094 | 16 | 4 | 12 | 25% |
| 🇺🇸 Colin BraunFIA Gold | 5,027 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 40% |
| 🇸🇪 Rasmus LindhFIA Silver | 4,837 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 53% |
| 🇺🇸 David GrantFIA Bronze | 3,234 | 15 | 3 | 12 | 20% |
| 🇯🇵 Felix RosenqvistFIA Gold, 1× champion | 6,541 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
| 🇺🇸 Shane van GisbergenFIA Platinum, 2× champion | 6,155 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 33% |
| 🇳🇿 Brendon HartleyFIA Platinum, 3× champion | 6,002 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50% |
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5,362 | 🇬🇧 Jack Manchester | European Le Mans Series | 3,602 |
| 5,363 | 🇺🇸 Jim Bown | NASCAR Xfinity | 3,602 |
| 5,364 | 🇫🇷 Jonathan Perichon | GT4 America | 3,602 |
| 5,365 | 🇦🇹 Lance Stewart | SCCA Majors | 3,602 |
| 5,366 | 🇲🇾 Nazim Azman | Lamborghini Super Trofeo Asia | 3,602 |
| 5,367 | 🇸🇲 Nicola Zonzini | Formula Renault Eurocup | 3,602 |
| 5,368 | 🇩🇪 Toni Wolf | Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup | 3,602 |
| 5,369 | 🇮🇱 Ido Cohen | Formula 3 | 3,601 |
| 5,370 | 🇩🇪 Otto Klohs | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 3,601 |
| 5,371 | 🇺🇸 Darren Dilley | SCCA Majors | 3,600 |
| 5,372 | 🇦🇹 Lance Willsey | IMSA WeatherTech | 3,600 |
| 5,373 | 🇩🇰 Roland Poulsen | 24H Series | 3,600 |
| 5,374 | 🇺🇸 Dave Davis | NASCAR Xfinity | 3,599 |
| 5,375 | 🇫🇷 Malo Bolliet | French F4 | 3,599 |
| 5,376 | 🇭🇰 Matt Solomon | FIA Formula 3 European | 3,599 |
| 5,377 | 🇨🇳 Sun Yue Yang | GB3 | 3,599 |
| 5,378 | 🇺🇸 Tony Raines | NASCAR Xfinity | 3,599 |
| 5,379 | 🇺🇸 Travis Braden | ARCA Menards Series | 3,599 |
| 5,380 | 🇫🇷 David Dussau | International Formula 3000 | 3,598 |
| 5,381 | 🇺🇸 John Livingston | NASCAR Xfinity | 3,598 |
| 5,382 | 🇺🇸 Mckay Snow | Lamborghini Super Trofeo NA | 3,598 |
Lance Willsey was a semi-professional sportscar driver who spent eight seasons in IMSA competition between 2017 and 2024. Rated 3,544, he occupied the semi-professional tier; the FIA's Bronze categorisation places him as an amateur gentleman driver racing alongside full professionals in endurance and sportscar fields. His 48 starts yielded 2 wins and 8 podiums, with an average finish of seventh place, marking him as a mid-field regular in the fields he contested rather than a race-winning force.[1]
Willsey spent the bulk of his career with Sean Creech Motorsport, the team accounting for 34 of his 48 starts. His primary competition came from drivers rated between 4,329 and 5,487; against professional-graded rivals such as Gar Robinson, a three-time champion rated 5,487 in Silver, Willsey finished ahead only 4 times in 18 shared races and trailed consistently. Against Dakota Dickerson and Tonis Kasemets, single-time champions in the Silver band, he showed closer competition, splitting races with Dickerson evenly and beating Kasemets in 15 of 17 meetings. In sporadic encounters with much stronger drivers, including Formula 1-level talents Felix Rosenqvist and Shane Van Gisbergen, Willsey finished ahead once each, isolated results against drivers operating at an entirely different level. His most impressive performances came in the IMSA WeatherTech series, where he secured 1 win and 4 podiums over 19 starts.
Willsey retired from racing in 2024. His final IMSA campaign came in the VP Racing SportsCar Challenge, where he made eight starts without a podium finish in 2023 and 2024. News reports from September 2024 indicated he stepped away from competition as Sean Creech Motorsport withdrew from the Indy round of the endurance calendar.